Note 8 - Pension Plans and Other Postretirement Benefits - Net Pension Costs (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Pension Plan [Member]
Service cost – benefits earned during the period	$ 4.1	$ 5.4
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation	6.4	5.1
Expected return on plan assets	(6.4)	(8.2)
Amortization of prior service credit	(1.1)	(1.1)
Amortization of actuarial loss	1.6	3.7
Loss on lump-sum settlements	8.6	0.0
Subtotal	13.2	4.9
Regulatory adjustment	1.8	10.6
Net pension cost	15.0	15.5
Pension Plan [Member] | Spire Missouri [Member]
Service cost – benefits earned during the period	2.8	3.9
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation	4.5	3.5
Expected return on plan assets	(4.5)	(6.0)
Amortization of prior service credit	(0.5)	(0.5)
Amortization of actuarial loss	1.5	2.8
Loss on lump-sum settlements	8.6	0.0
Subtotal	3.8	3.7
Regulatory adjustment	8.1	8.5
Net pension cost	11.9	12.2
Pension Plan [Member] | Spire Alabama Inc [Member]
Service cost – benefits earned during the period	1.1	1.4
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation	1.3	1.1
Expected return on plan assets	(1.1)	(1.4)
Amortization of prior service credit	(0.6)	(0.6)
Amortization of actuarial loss	0.1	0.9
Subtotal	9.4	1.4
Regulatory adjustment	(6.5)	1.9
Net pension cost	2.9	3.3
Other Postretirement Benefits Plan [Member]
Service cost – benefits earned during the period	1.2	1.9
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation	2.1	1.5
Expected return on plan assets	(3.9)	(4.2)
Amortization of prior service credit	0.1	0.3
Amortization of actuarial loss	(1.0)	(0.6)
Subtotal	(1.5)	(1.1)
Regulatory adjustment	0.1	3.2
Net pension cost	(1.4)	2.1
Other Postretirement Benefits Plan [Member] | Spire Missouri [Member]
Service cost – benefits earned during the period	1.0	1.6
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation	1.6	1.1
Expected return on plan assets	(2.6)	(2.8)
Amortization of prior service credit	0.2	0.2
Amortization of actuarial loss	(0.8)	(0.5)
Subtotal	(0.6)	(0.4)
Regulatory adjustment	0.6	3.6
Net pension cost	0.0	3.2
Other Postretirement Benefits Plan [Member] | Spire Alabama Inc [Member]
Service cost – benefits earned during the period	0.2	0.3
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation	0.4	0.4
Expected return on plan assets	(1.2)	(1.3)
Amortization of prior service credit	(0.1)	0.1
Amortization of actuarial loss	(0.1)	0.0
Subtotal	(0.8)	(0.5)
Regulatory adjustment	(0.5)	(0.5)
Net pension cost	$ (1.3)	$ (1.0)